Mothers and babies audition in Leeds for multi-generational Rapunzel

Dance company project enables parents to find a community of likeminded people in the area

It’s Friday afternoon and there’s a casting for a new show at Leeds Playhouse.Dancers are asked to do the usual light choreography and improvisation tasks, but unlike most auditions there are regular breaks for nappy changes and breastfeeding.

Contemporary dance company balletLORENT has encouraged parents and their children – aged between three weeks and four years old – to try out for its new multi-generational production of Rapunzel, to take place across two dates in April. The programme is looking to recruit three paid professional dancers to perform alongside their tots.